Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Saskatchewan distillery wins international award
A Saskatchewan distillery is bringing in some international hardware for its vodka. Prince Albert-based Phantom Light Distillery won platinum for its vodka at the SIP Awards in California. "It's like ...
May 18, 2022 (Phantom Light Distillery)
'I just don't understand': Sask. residents express frustration at surgery wait times
Waiting for something you've been looking forward to can be a frustrating feeling. That feeling is amplified when you're in pain and the thing you're waiting for is surgery. "There's nothing you can d...
May 17, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
SAID recipients calling to keep their pensions
James MacLachlan has myotonic dystrophy and worked at SARCAN for 20 years, paying all his taxes and -- with the help of savings from his late mother -- paying for his care too. But MacLachlan got olde...
May 17, 2022 Barb Sambasivam speaks for her brother, James MacLachlan, who is a SAID recipient and who she said isn't getting enough to live on. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan needs at least 95,000 homes built to combat deficit
More than 140,000 homes will need to be built in Saskatchewan in the next eight years to keep pace with the number of people living in the province and avoid a housing shortage. It’s part of a h...
May 17, 2022
New look for Weyburn Police Service vehicle
By Steven Wilson It's something that has caught the eye of a few residents of Weyburn over the past few days -- a Weyburn Police Service vehicle with a completely new look. The newly decaled Tahoe ent...
May 17, 2022 (Weyburn Police Service/Submitted)
Alcohol ban in effect for May long weekend at provincial parks
Saskatchewan's provincial parks are set to open to campers Thursday, but patrons will have to leave their booze at home for the first first days. As has been the case in previous years, a ban on alcoh...
May 17, 2022 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Strike means ticking clock for Mosaic Stadium vendors
With the CFL strike now into its third day, vendors at Mosaic Stadium are growing concerned about if they'll be working a game on Victoria Day or not. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are set to host the ...
May 17, 2022 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME file photo)
Liquor legislation introduced in Sask., but likely won't pass
The Saskatchewan government is looking to give municipalities power over whether people can crack a beer in the park, while the Saskatchewan NDP is telling the government to pump the brakes. On Monday...
May 16, 2022 Minister Responsible for SLGA Jim Reiter on May 16, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Report to study viability of hydrogen hub in Regina-Moose Jaw region
Saskatchewan is going blue. The province announced Monday it will be dishing out $100,000 for a report to look at ramping up work on a potential hydrogen hub in the Regina-Moose Jaw region that would ...
May 16, 2022 Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
Ukrainian Canadian Congress' Saskatoon branch celebrates international Vyshyvanka Day
Around 200 people were at Saskatoon’s River Landing on Sunday to take part in a Stand With Ukraine rally, to welcome newcomers to the city from Ukraine and to recognize International Vyshyvanka ...
May 16, 2022
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...